Edward Albert Gait

Edward Albert Gait (1863-1950) was Lieutenant-Governor of Bihar and Orissa from 1915 to 1920.

Biography
Edward Albert Gait was born in 1863, and he graduated from University College, London before entering the Indian civil service in 1882. He became assistant commissioner in Assam and served as provincial superintendent for the 1891 census of the region. In November 1897, he became magistrate and district collector, and he was Census Commissioner from 1902 to 1911. From 1915 to 1920, he also served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bihar and Orissa. He was awarded with several knighthoods, and he died in 1950.